Specimen Information

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Pond Loach)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID238761
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NamePond Loach
StateNJ
CountyBergen
LocalityCelery Farm Natural Area in Allendale, NJ in the small marshy pond to the east of Lake Appert
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHackensack-Passaic
HUC8 Number02030103
HUC10 NameSaddle River
HUC10 Number0203010307
HUC12 NameHohokus Brook
HUC12 Number020301030701
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month6
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
CommentsAfter talking with some folks from the area, one of them said his son (an avid aquarist), would routinely find them in a small marshy area not far from the Celery Farm. Photo
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalLorrimer Nature Center aquarium
VerifierPam Fuller - USGS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus


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